NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 17—PULLMAN — In front of a large crowd of Cougar supporters, staff members, football players and media members, Washington State announced the hire of the 36th coach in the football program’s history, Kirby Moore. Moore walked through the hallway in the Alger Family Club Room at Gesa Field filled with WSU cheerleaders and photographers and was introduced in front of the crowd with a …
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NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… ORLANDO, Fla. — Michigan’s interim coach Biff Poggi stood up at a bowl news conference in Orlando Monday and said his players feel “betrayed.” He’s right. They should. But let’s be clear about who betrayed them — because it wasn’t just disgraced former coach Sherrone Moore, and it sure as hell wasn’t just last week. The betrayal at Michigan has been institutional, systemic and years in the …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 16—First impression from Kirby Moore’s introduction as the new Washington State Cougars head football coach: He reminded me a great deal of Mike Macdonald when he was hired as the new coach for the Seattle Seahawks. If he coaches with the same passion and purpose and youthful savvy as Macdonald, Moore will be an exceptional hire. Moore’s likeness to Macdonald seems more than just having …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Steve Englehart once quarterbacked the Terre Haute North Patriots and Indiana State Sycamores. He served as ISU’s offensive coordinator, and later became the NCAA’s youngest head coach at Rose-Hulman. Now, the Terre Haute native is the American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year at the Football Championship Subdivision level. Englehart earned the honor this week after …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 16—Loren Tate asked the perfect question Monday: If you dropped Mike White into modern-day college football, what would he become? Short answer, a star. Or perhaps the Illinois version of Nick Saban or Ryan Day. The leader of the last Illinois team to win its way to the Rose Bowl with a Big Ten title, Coach White made football a big deal again in Champaign-Urbana. He passed away Sunday at …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Michigan’s interim coach Biff Poggi stood up at bowl news conference in Orlando Monday and said his players feel “betrayed.” He’s right. They should. But let’s be clear about who betrayed them — because it wasn’t just disgraced former coach Sherrone Moore, and it sure as hell wasn’t just last week. The betrayal at Michigan has been institutional, systemic and years in the making. What those …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… CORAL GABLES — It has been a memorable coaching carousel across college football this year, and Miami offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson reportedly considered joining the ranks of moving coaches. Dawson was in the mix for the open head coaching positions at Tulane and Coastal Carolina, according to reports from The Athletic and FootballScoop, respectively. Both teams ultimately hired other …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Rick Santos resigned as head coach of the University of New Hampshire football team on Saturday to take the same position at the University of Pennsylvania. Penn will announce Santos as their new head coach during a press conference on Tuesday. “I am incredibly excited and humbled by the opportunity to lead the football program at the University of Pennsylvania,” Santos said. “Penn represents …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 13—*** The winningest program in college football history would need a long run of mediocre to see that designation go away. It probably isn’t going to happen to Michigan. But firing its young coach two years in is a bad look. As is the mess left by Jim Harbaugh, who won a title then fled to the NFL ahead of the NCAA police. Michigan will play Texas in the Citrus Bowl wit an interim …
NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Dec. 13—By Nick Henthorn For the WVSWA CHARLESTON—After leading his team on a dream run that culminated in a state championship, Morgantown High sophomore quarterback Maddox Twigg earned Class AAAA first-team All-State honors on Saturday. Twigg, a sophomore, passed for 2, 239 yards and 26 touchdowns, as well as rushing for 1, 084 yards and 18 touchdowns. Senior lineman Brayden Parks joined him …